Didn't say it was a best practice at all on DCs... it's just that as
usual on SBS we tend to throw 'best pracitices' right out the window
[and DON'T EVEN get me started on what STUPID QB 2006 requires you to do
on a server [any server] to share out the database on their new sybase
SQLanywhere version that makes me shudder]. We do set up user quotas
though....
and hey ... I don't have everyone logging in with domain admin rights
like another MVP who just walked into a firm :-)
joe wrote:
I see this most often when people are replacing file servers or collapsing
multiple file servers into one file server. That way they don't have to go
touch all of the clients or worry about changing logon scripts, etc.
Me, I am on the flip side of Susan, I see no issue with multiple names, I
don't much like file sharing from DCs outside of sysvol. It reminds me of
the small town constable who is not only the police officer, but the jail
tender (or tender of locked room in back of city building), school bus
driver, building inspector, health inspector, member of the township/village
board if not the mayor, local notary public, umpire for high
school/middleschool/Little League baseball, and runs a business like a
grocery store or ice cream parlor to actually pay the bills[1]. :)
joe
[1] I grew up in a small town like that.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Alternate NetBIOS/DNS name for W2K3 DC
The annoying SBSer says ... I see no issues mapping drives to a DC ..why do
you need an alternate name? :-)
Snoeijen, Helmuth wrote:
We have DC's running in small branch offices. These machines have
multiple roles running, such as file server, SMS server and also DC.
Because of very small links with the central site, a local DC was
necessary.
Regards,
Helmuth
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Al Mulnick
*Sent:* maandag 19 december 2005 17:18
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] Alternate NetBIOS/DNS name for W2K3 DC
Let's start with the first part:
Why do you want to allow somebody to map a drive to a DC? What are you
trying to accomplish for the final solution?
On 12/19/05, *Snoeijen, Helmuth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
I want to add an alternate name for a Windows 2003 domain controller.
This is possible using the NETDOM command line tool. Then registering
the name in DNS using "IPCONFIG /registerdns" and finally registering
it in WINS using "NBTSTAT -RR". So far so good.
However when I try to map a network drive using this alternate name I
get a "duplicate name on the network" error message. So my question
here, is it possible to add an alternate name for a Windows 2003
domain controller and use it for mapping drives?
Some specs:
- Domain functional level: Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2003 sp0 and sp1 (tried both and no difference)
- It is working when adding a name for a Windows 2003 member server !!!
Kind Regards,
Helmuth
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